Egg cutter



July 18, 1933. w. E. FOSTER 1,918,463

EGG CUTTER Filed Nov. 5. 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Q '1( (K I; a a

Inventor iwdoih flllorney y w. E. FOSTER 1,918,463

EGG CUTTER Filed Nov. 5, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 flllorney Inthe drawings blade 17 to the cup. This blade is provided nally and transversely to conform with thejjfl Patented July 18, 1 933 i v J m ie Application filed November 5; 1931. Serial No. 573,275. i This invention relates to new and useful. with a cutting edge 18 which extends along improvements in cutting implements, and theuintermediate protuberance 19 and pro-v more particularly to a novel .egg cutter. jecting from the freeend portion of this The principal Object of this invention is blade 11 is the hand grip extension 20. to provide an egg cutter provided with T The jaw 9 is hingedly connected as at 21' 1 means for firmly holding an egg while it to the flange'l l, of the cup 11 andin this is being cut. j l manner the cup is connected to oneof the Another important object of the invention parts, and is thus carried by-one handle. is to provide an egg cutter which can be To normally maintain the jaws contracted, i 1 manipulated easily and conveniently. a leaf spring 22 is secured at one end to one These and other important objects and of the handles while its other end portion 3 advantages of the invention will become bears againstthe complementaryhandlef A apparent to the reader of the following slide ringi23 encompasses the handles and specification. can beslid back. ardly [from the pivot :pin- 8 to maintain thejaws in expanded posi-Q! Figure 1 represents a side elevational tion. Y view of the implement. Itwill now be seen that by contractingthe Fig. 2 represents a top plan view of the handles 5 and 6, an e'gg'may be perched in implement, the cup 11 after whichthe jaws 9 and 10.; V Q n Fig. 3 represents a top plan view ofjthe can be brought down on theoppos'ite sidesfil fi I {of the egg and upon thereleasement of the we i Fig. 4 represents a transverse sectional handles 5 and 6, the'spring-22 will urge'the view, taken substantially on the line 4-4 jaws against thee'gg to maintain thesame of Fig. 2. j I I v firmly in lace. After this,'th eiblade 17 25 Fig. 5vrepresen a fragmentary perspeccanbe rea ily swung inwardly forjsevering tive view of the implement with-the knife one end portion of the egg. I in retracted position. I, While the foregoing specification sets Fig. 6 represents a sectionalview substan-= 'forth theiinvention in specific terms, it is tially like Fig. 4, but showing the "cup in to be understood that numerous changes in 1 a0 tilted p iti j 37 j a the shape, size and materials may be re Fig. 7 represents a sectional view taken sorted to without departing from the spirit substantially on'the line 7 of Fig. 5. and scope of theinvention as claimed here- 1 Referring to the drawings wherein like inafter. i j f l numerals'designate like parts, it will be seen Having thus described my invention, what 3 that numerals 56 represent apair ofhan- I cl'aim as new is 2- j I dles having their laterally disposed ears 7 1. An .implementof the character depivotally: connectedtogether by the .pin 8 scribed comprising/a pair. 0i piv tally. 00n- The end portions of the handles 5 and 6 nected handles, a jaw on one end of each forwardly of the pin 8 are providedwith handle, said. jaws being in opposed rela-; jaws 9 and 10, each being curved longitution, an article support. on one of the said. dinallyand transversely to conform in a 'jawsfor maintaining an article betweenthe general way with the curvature of an egg. jaws, resilient means for urging said. jaws Numeral llrepresents "a cup provided toward eachother anda swingableknife on 1 L I with a perforated bottom, the perforations the said support. 1 v l 1. 3 y it being denoted by numeral 12. Numeral 13 2. An implement of the character de- V j represents an ear projecting from the 'cirscribed comprisinga pair of .pi'votally con F I cumferential flange 14 of the cupll and this nectedhandles, each provided with a jaw ear has an opening 15 therein to receive the at oneof its ends, said jaws being in opposed rivet116 which secures one end of the curved relation, said jaws being-curved longitudijaws whil between saidih ing the same each other, I handlsl for re An egg cutter com wing a lateral ear on otallyi connected to flat wise over said ed in conformity to an said cup is hingedl g supported cup transversely tow h one of the said pporting. an egg between the g out, a spring interposed ndles for normally separatand urging said jaws toward means carriedn e ng d pring e prising a cup havits edge, a knife piifl said earf andswing-able ge, opposed jaws shaped egg and to one of'wh-ich' shape of an egg, an-eg swingably connected Wit ard and from the e said jaws having'handles p together at a point spac and a spring connected with the 7 nd tending to press the rear porreof away "from each luothere and yieldingly 'hold the jaws: together e holding of an egg therein with the I rtion of the egg projecting into the 75 WILLIAM; E. FOST'ER y-connected to swing dges of ivotally ed from ra s 

